Indigenous recognition: what, if anything, will Australians be asked to vote on? It has been more than two years since Indigenous leaders resolved to push for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice in parliament. Last week the Indigenous affairs minister, Ken Wyatt, said he would put forward a model for a referendum on constitutional recognition within this term of parliament. But it remains unclear what that model will look like, and what, if anything, the Australian public will ultimately be asked to vote on. The Queensland government announced on Sunday that it would begin a treaty process, led by a panel co-chaired by Bidjara and Birri-Gubba Juru academic Jackie Huggins.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2019 18:01 UTC